Tsundere, who are they?
Here are a few definitions from various sites:
Wikipedia: Tsundere (ツンデレ) (English: /ˈsuːndɛreɪ/ or /tsʊ-/, Japanese: [tsɯndeɽe]) is a Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time. The word is derived from the terms Tsun Tsun (ツンツン), meaning to turn away in disgust, and Dere Dere (デレデレ) meaning to become 'lovey dovey'. Originally found in Japanese bishōjo games, the word is now part of theotaku moe phenomenon, reaching into other media such as maid cafes, anime, manga, novels, and even mass media. The term was made popular in the game Kimi ga Nozomu Eien.
Urban Dictionary:
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Tsundere is a slang born on the Internet, and it is a word to describe the nature of female anime or game characters. Tsundere is a word combining two words, "Tsun Tsun" and "Dere Dere". Both terms describe attitudes of a person. "Tsun Tsun" is used for cold/blunt/curt attitude, while "Dere Dere" is used when a person becomes spoony in front of his/her lover.
(Definition is from the game " Tsuyokisu Cool×Sweet ")
(Definition is from the game " Tsuyokisu Cool×Sweet ")
Therefore, "Tsundere" is a female character who is usually cold, but she becomes spoony on her lover. Or, she is cold to the main character at first, but she becomes lovestruck later.
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You might have caught this word in forums, blogs or even hear people talking about tsundere’s and probably wondered what it actually means.Tsundere is a pretty common term used in the anime community but there are still many who don’t know what isactually means.Tsundere is actually a term derived by fans to classify a type of anime character that is becoming more common, usually a female lead. It is the combination of two words – tsuntsunand deredere.
Tsuntsun
Tsuntsun refers to being egoistic, hostile, tough. A tsuntsun would be one who always seems moody or angry and never shows any sign of hesitation or weakness. An example of a tsuntsun character is anime is Suzumiya Haruhi.
It’s debatable whether Suzumiya Haruhi is a tsundere, but from my point of view, she’s more a tsuntsun type character
Deredere
Deredere is the opposite of tsuntsun. A deredere character is often uncertain and needs a push to get going. Nerine from Shuffle! and Mikuru from Suzumiya Haruhi can be considered as deredere characters.
Come to think of it, Sakura is also a deredere type character…
Tsundere
Now we have tsundere, the combination of both tsuntsun and derederetraits. A tsundere is a person who starts off with a tsuntsun type personality but ends up with a deredere personality. They are the serious, highly ambitious and confident type but slowly develops or shows signs ofderedere, usually developing feelings for another character and dropping the tough front.
Tsundere’s are usually female lead characters, but the term itself is not gender specific. Some of the more popular tsundere characters includes -
- Hiiragi Kagami (Lucky Star)
- Narusegawa Naru (Love Hina)
- Shana (Shakugan no Shana)
- Tohsaka Rin (Fate/Stay Night)
- Tendo Akane (Ranma 1/2)
Yes, Li Syaoran (in Cardcaptor Sakura version) is a tsundere!
Now, you have seen 3 definitions from various sites I've found and their definitions seemed to be a like someway. But my definition is, somewhat, different a bit.
RxZ's Anime Blog: Tsundere what you call to a character who is Offensive and Violent but weak against emotions. I have noticed this while watching Shakugan no Shana and Tora Dora!. Oh, speaking of Tora Dora!, here's a short AMV (Anime Music Video) of it from Youtube.
What Makes A Tsundere?
Video Description:
Uploaded by Minimoto714 on Jul 6, 2010
This is an AMV I made for AX 2010 but was unable to send it in on time. So I sent it elsewhere. I want to hear everyone's options so that I can get better at editing so please leave a comment.
Visual: ToraDora
Audio: Unwell by Matchbox 20
Editing Program: Vegas Pro 9.0
Editor: SomedaySoon
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Anime-Mid-Atlantic 2010 Drama Runner-Up
I like this video but I can't get a chance to watch it properly.
